Collapsed-cup dispenser



CQLLAPSED CUP DI SPENSER Filed Dec. 5, 1923 2 Sheets-Shea;- 1

live 5155 I April 27 1926. 1,582,661

C. BARBIERI COLLAPSED CUP DISPENSER filed Dec. 5, 1923 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lib/E DE Patented Apr. 27, 1926..

UNITED STATES rnrsur ()FFICE.

GESARE BARBIERI, NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 VORTEX MFG. 0.0., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A COREORATION OF ILLINOIS.

COLLAPSED-CUIP DISPENSER.

Application filed December 3, 1923. Serial-No. 678,120.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CEsARn BARBIERI, a subject of the King of Italy, and a resident of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Collapsed-Cup Dispenser; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved flat cup dispenser adapted to be supported on a wall and having a mounting plate from which a cup tilting member is struck to project into a slotted container pivoted on the mounting plate and adapted to hold a stack of flat sector-shaped cups which are properly tilted by said member when brought into contact therewith when the container is moved into its closed upright dispensing position.

It is an object'of this invention to provide a fiateup dispenser of the wall type wherein the supporting plate is provided with means for properly positioning the cups in inclined planes within the container.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a flat cup dispenser having a pivoted container adapted when in open position to have a cup holding carton projected thereinto and then pulled out depositing the cups within the container.

It is an important object of this invention to provide a flat cup dispenser of improved simplified construction adapted to be easily filled and having means formed on the mounting plate for properly tilting the cups as they drop into the lower dispensing end of the container.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the accompanying drawings and specification. a

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated on the drawings and hereinafter more fully described. on the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a flat cup dispenser embodying the. principles of this invention.

tilting plate 8.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a reduced rear elevation of the dispenser.

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken on line 4 4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is alongitudinal section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the dispenser with the container partly broken away and in an open position holding an inserted carton, and furthermore illustrating the lowermost open position of the container in dotted lines.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 1 indicates a flat metal back or mounting plate having aplurality of apertures 2 therein for receiving mounting screwsfor holding the dispenser in position on a wall. The mounting plate 1 is provided with integral forwardly directed longitudinal flanges 3 each of which is provided with a notch 1 in the upper end thereof. A- pair of stop lugs 5 are struck forwardly from the upper portion of the mounting plate 1 leaving the apertures 6 illustrated in Figure 3. Also struck forwardi ly from the lower central portion of the mounting plate 1 is a strip of metal bent at right angles at 7 and then bent upwardly and rearwardly to afford an inclined flat cup The upper end of the inclined plate S isbent and terminates in an enlarged flat head portion 9 which is rigidly soldered or brazed to the mounting plate 1.

Supported by the lower ends of the I mounting plate flanges 3 is a rod or shaft 10.

Pivotally supported on the shaft 10 are the lower ends of the side walls 11 of a flat cup container comprising two back flanges 12 which are positioned at right angles to the side walls 11 and are separated from each other to afford a longitudinal slot'lS through which the inclined flat cup tilting plate 8 is adapted to project. Integrally formed with the front longitudinal edges of the container side walls 1.1 are two inclined front walls or plates 14 which converge to integrally join the longitudinal edges of a narrow middle front wall or plate 15. Each of the container inclined front walls 14 is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly inclined slot 16 which extends from the front plate 15 to within a short distance of the container side walls 11. The lower poltions of the container walls 11 are cut away to form the inclined edges 17 which terminate at the inclined slots 16. The lower end of the middle front wall 15 of the container is rounded and bent outwardly to form a thumb piece 18.

The upper edges 18 of the container side front walls l-l incline downwardly parallel to the slots 16 and terminate at the upper end of the middle wall 15 which is slightly bent outwardly at 19. The margins of the lower ends of the container walls 14; are reinforced in the inner sides by reinforcing plates 20 (Figure 5). Slots 21 are provided in the lower ends of the container side walls 11 through which the shaft 10 projects.

A hinge pin 22 is supported by hinge sleeves 23 integrally formed on the upper ends of the container back flanges 12'. A cover 24: is provided for the container. Integrally formed on the cover 2% are a pinrality of hinge sleeves 25 through which the hinge pin 22 projects to hold the cover hinged to the upper end of the container back flanges 12. The margins of the cover 2- are bent to afford flanges 26 to fit over the upper edges of the container when the cover is closed. A spring latch 27 is formed on the front end of the cover to snap over the projection 19 of the container to hold the cover in closed position.

Secured to the inner surfaces of the container walls 14 below th inclined slots 16 are the flanges of a cup/ .lpporting shelf 28 which is cut away in th form of an arc of a circle at 29 to permit the ends of the flat cups 30 to project into the recess below the thumb piece 18.

The operation is as follows:

The dispenser is adapted to be mounted on a wall by engaging screws through the apertures 2 of the mounting plate 1. This can be done when the container is raised and swung downwardly into the open dotted line position of Figure 6.

The cover 21 of the container is opened when it is desired to fill the container with flat cups 30. This is done when the container is in lowered position thereby permitting a carton 31 (Figure 6) to be insorted into the container up against the shelf 28 with the bottom of the carton first being opened by tearing oil the bottom clo sure flaps. The container is then swung upwardly into the full line position of Figure (5. By slightly shaking the carton and gradually drawing the same from the container by means of the upper flaps the flat sector shape cups 30 are deposited upon the shelf 28 within the container. lVhen the carton is emptied and withdrawn from the container the cover 24 is closed and the filled container is swung upwardly into vertical position against the stop lugs 5. The container is then pushed downwardly a distance corresponding to the length of the container slots 21 thereby seating the ends of the hinge pin 22 in the notches 1 in the upper ends of the side flanges 3 of the mounting plate 1 as illustrated in Figure 2.

lVhen the lilled container is swung into vertical dispensing position the cups 250 within the container drop by gravity and the open ends of said cups contactthe tilting plate 8 which projects into the container when the container is in its closed dispensing position. The inclined plate 8 acts to retard the downward movement of the open ends of the cups while the tips of the cups are free to drop. The cups are thus properly tilted as illustrated in Figure 5 with the lowermost cup properly positioned directly on the shelf 28 ready to be withdrawn from the container through the slots 16 and from below the thumb piece 18.

To remove a cup from the container it is only necessary for a person to place a thumb against the top of the thumb piece 18 and the index linger against the folded tip end of the lowermost cup in the container. The lowernmst cup may then be readily pulled out of the container against the pressure caused by the weight of the cups remaining in the container. The cups drop by gravity in the container after the removal of each cup and are automatically tilted into proper withdrawing position by the tilting plate 8 against any danger of jamming in the container.

The reinforcing plates 20 are provided on the container walls 1 1 to strengthen the edges 17 of the walls 14: where they strike against the mounting plate 1 when the container is fully lowered as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 6.

I am aware that numerous details of struc ture may be variedthrough a wide range vithout departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not pur pose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A paper cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate adapted to be rigidly secured to a wall, a cup container pivotally supported at its lower end to the lower portion of the mounting plate, a cover pivoted on the upper end of the container, and a cup tilting device on said mounting plate projecting through the rear wall of the container.

2. A flat cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate, a slotted container pivoted thereon, and a cup tilting device on said mounting plate projecting through the rear wall of the slotted container for tilting the flat cups as they drop into contact therewith.

3. A flat cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate, a flat cup container movably lit) supported thereon, a strip struck from said mounting plate and bent to tilt cups into proper position for removal from the con tainer, and a head formed on one end of said strip and rigidly secured to said mounting plate.

4. A flat cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate, an inclined plate projecting therefrom and having one end enlarged and rigidly secured to the plate, a slotted flat cup container pivotally and shiftably' mounted on said mounting plate, and means for holding the container in a dispensing position parallel to said mounting plate With the in clined plate projecting into the slotted container in the path of movement of fiat cups Within the container.

5. A fiat cup dispenser comprising a mounting plate, notched flanges formed thereon, a container having side slots and a rear slot therein, a pin secured to said flanges and projecting through said container side slots, a hinge pin supported on the container, a container cover engaged on said hinge pin, said container adapted to be lifted and then lowered to permit the ends of said hinge pin to seat in the notched flanges to hold the container in dispensing position, and an inclined plate on said mounting plate adapted to project through the container rear slot into the container into the path of movement of cups Within the container to cause tilting of said cups to facilitate re moval of the cups from the container.

6. A flat cup dispenser comprising a shiftable cup container having a slot in the rear Wall thereof, and a mounting member therefor formed to permit a portion thereof to project into the container slot to tilt cups as they drop through the container into discharge position.

7. A flat cup dispenser comprising a pivoted cup container having a slot in the rear Wall thereof, and a stationary inclined plate positioned to project into the container slot when the container is in dispensing position.

8. A flat cup dispenser comprising a pivoted slotted cup container, a cover thereon, a thumb piece formed on the container, a mounting for the container, stop lugs on said mounting against which the container is adapted to engage to position the container in a dispensing position, and a strip struck from intermediate the ends of the mounting and bent to afford an inclined plate adapted to project into the container to tilt cups passing through the container toward said thumb piece.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

OESARE BARBIERI. 

